background: pulmonary complications, respiratory symptoms and depression are common occurrences which contribute to the morbidity and mortality seen in individuals living with hiv/aids. this study investigated the effect of aerobic exercise on the pulmonary functions, respiratory symptoms and psychological status of people living with hiv. methods: this study was conducted in lagos, nigeria fro...

objective: this study aimed to determine factors affecting depression in infertile couples and effect of psychological intervention on pregnancy rate of infertile couples. materials and methods: in this study, 638 infertile patients referring to a university infertility clinic were evaluated. among them, 140 couples with different levels of depression in at least one of the spouses were found a...

objectives: the main objective of this study was to investigate the association of psychological factors and life stressors with quality of life in caregivers of children with pku. methods: participants were caregivers of children with pku who were referred to a child and adolescent consultation-liaison psychiatry clinic for a clinical follow up. their demographic characteristics were recorded ...

objective: the psychometric properties and factor structure of the persian padua inventory washington state university revision (pi-wsur), a measure of obsessive- compulsive phenomena, was examined in a non-clinical sample of 348 iranian university students. method: the pi-wsur was translated into persian, and its back translation was controlled by the author inventory. a pilot study based on c...

the aim of this study was to compare overall life satisfaction, subjective well-being, family stress, and stress symptoms of wives of three groups of iranian disabled veterans.participants included 97 wives of three groups of disabled veterans (group 1with 25-49% disability; group 2 with 50-69% disability; and group 3 with larger or equal to 70% disability). the participants were selected rando...

objective: this study was conducted to compare the personal well-being among the wives of iranian veterans living in the city of qom. method: a sample of 300 was randomly selected from a database containing the addresses of veteran’s families at iran’s veterans foundation in qom (bonyad-e-shahid va omoore isargaran).the veterans' wives were divided into three groups: wives of martyrs (killed ve...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : work-related stress has increased during recent years throughout the world as well as in developing countries. studies demonstrate that work-related stress can have a negative effect on the quality of life, productivity, and as a result lead to considerable socioeconomic consequences. the purpose of the curren...

takotsubo or stress-induced cardiomyopathy is a cardiomyopathy in which the patient has a sudden onset, reversible left ventricular systolic dysfunction without any significant coronary artery disease. four women, who were at a mean age of 64 years and suffered from chest pain exacerbated by emotional stress, were admitted as cases of acute coronary syndrome and were completely evaluated throug...

background: diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder worldwide. it imposes excessive psychological stress on patients which negatively affect the course of the disease. the brain-behavioral systems have a role in dealing with stressful events such as chronic disorders. objective: comparison the brain-behavioral systems and psychological distress in diabetic patients and non-diabetics. m...

background: patients with schizophrenia can experience a deteriorated performance in many of the skills needed in daily life, the workplace, the family circle, or in social interactions.objective: this definitive study used comparison to evaluate the functionality, treatment compliance to therapy, and styles of coping with stress of schizophrenic patients who work and are members of an associat...